VWBPE: Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education

19th Virtual Worlds Best Practices Conference in Education - INSIGHTS #VWBPE26 - A global community dedicated to redefining education & immersive environments.

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📢 The #VWBPE26 INSIGHTS Program has Arrived❗Augmented Learning - #AI & #EdTech - Immersive Tech - #ExperientialLearning & more! 👉https://t.co/qVQA3suYzv
💬 Keynotes https://t.co/QmS3JFTKLf
🙋Volunteers https://t.co/Wizo7SuyQu
🏅Sponsors https://t.co/cfLXMFy3J1 @SecondLife

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#VWBPE26 Sat, Apr 18 at 11 AM & 12PM Wrap Party
🔎The Rock and Bone Mystery Game in III Parts 🦴
🕵 All 3 parts start at the Grasslands Site & must be played in order!
Instructions -> https://t.co/9HzQ0dqpMP
https://t.co/zunB5LQxpq
🥳Come back to the start for the Wrap Party 🎶

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#VWBPE26 Sat, Apr 18 at 11 AM & 12PM Wrap Party
🔎The Rock and Bone Mystery Game in III Parts 🦴
🕵 All 3 parts start at the Grasslands Site & must be played in order!
Instructions -> https://t.co/9HzQ0dqpMP
https://t.co/zunB5LQxpq
🥳Come back to the start for the Wrap Party 🎶

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#VWBPE26: KEYNOTE VIDEOS: Mark Childs - Ryan Schultz

Keynote: Mark Childs "Looking at Virtual Worlds Through a Philosophy Lens"
📺 https://t.co/xNDmHxQ14X

Keynote: Ryan Schultz "Your Metaverse Is Too Small"
https://t.co/XzgXl9YFUb #EdTech #Education #DigitalLearning #AI

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#VWBPE26: Apr 3, 8.30AM Exhibition Tour with NPC Weekly Nonprofit Commons Meeting, join us for “2026 @VWBPE Exhibition Tour” with Zzri. Please join us on this guided tour as teams share about their mission and virtual exhibit.
https://t.co/wtKumDWlGM

[Philip Rosedale @philiprosedale]

Come and Join us at the end of May in Berkeley! I'll be speaking and have been working on some of the projects.

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#VWBPE26: Post-Conference Immersive Experience Apr 1, 11AM
🦋The Eyevolution of Eyemagination Therapy Eyeffect – How do immersive environments support therapeutic & personal development by bridging real world spaces & interaction via multidimensional #AR. https://t.co/T0nYKur4CH

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#VWBPE26: Upcoming Immersive Experiences (IE)
Extend the Journey: https://t.co/byyPukF49K
💻Tue 31 Mar, 9AM – Teaching Digital Citizenship Through Immersion https://t.co/jT549UGHp1
🦋 Wed 1 Apr, 11AM – Eyevolution of Eyemagination Therapy Eyeffect https://t.co/T0nYKur4CH #EdTech

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📺VIDEO: #VWBPE26: Known in-world as Dodge Threebeards and in the physical world as Dr. Gregory Perrier, is our 2026 Thinkerer Award recipient. https://t.co/hKRG9y5eT1 via @YouTube @SecondLife #AI #VirtualWorlds #metaverse #EdTech

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#VWBPE26: Fri, Mar 27 @ 8:30 AM - Post-Conference Immersive Experience 🔎 "Exploring the Nonprofit Commons Community Tour"
https://t.co/wtKumDWlGM
⭐ With Zinnia Zauber / Renne Emiko Brock - Rhiannon Chatnoir / Joyce Bettencourt - Buffy Beale / Buffy Bye #EdTech @SecondLife

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📺 VIDEO: #VWBPE26 March 19, Keynote: @PhilipRosedale Rosedale, CTO @LindenLab
"We’ve Been Metaversing Since Before It Was Cool, From Virtual Worlds to Learning Worlds: Two Decades of Immersive Education"
https://t.co/gZa7wNp2lU @SecondLife #AI #VirtualWorlds #metaverse #EdTech

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#VWBPE26:
🏆 Dodge Threebeards/Dr Gregory Perrier is our 2026 Thinkerer Award recipient!
https://t.co/ObIfzjaqik Dr Perrier has spent decades expanding the boundaries of immersive, experiential learning in virtual environments, his pioneering work in @SecondLife is outstanding!

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#VWBPE26 Day 2 Fri, Mar 20 Program https://t.co/qVQA3suYzv
All sessions are held in SL & select sessions live stream https://t.co/9rxzqoKAKG

☕ 7:00AM Good Morning Coffee Chat w/Ari https://t.co/u4AxWzlIwk

[Rocky Constantine @RConstantine]

Today I attended the Keynote Address by @philiprosedale at @vwbpe who gave a very informative talk. There was much discussion on how AI is impacting the education space.

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VWBPE Social Mixer 5:00PM SLT - Come celebrate the end of #VWBPE Day 1 !
The Social Visitor Center in the Wetlands’ dance party, tunes provided by DJ Lichi Moonwall.
https://t.co/zCv9TzoY6O or check out his live stream on Twitch – https://t.co/hGMNzzAZ3b @SecondLife

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#VWBPE26 Day 1, 12:00PM - Keynote Session: Philip Rosedale
https://t.co/Gxkf6ezCPU

Venue: VWBPE Auditorium (3 choices):
https://t.co/KNEHg8dQAh
https://t.co/eSo58NvlWh
https://t.co/bagh2ArxgA
Live stream: https://t.co/9rxzqoKAKG

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#VWBPE26 Day 1

10:00 AM Preserving Our Ability to Create from Scratch
https://t.co/DLz9HDkHCI

10:00 AM Emergent Education as #Metaplay
https://t.co/uf3mM9ayDX

11:00 AM Quadrivium: From Engagement to Meaning: Are We Measuring the Wrong Things?
https://t.co/oe9uhFD4Cu

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#VWBPE Day 1: Thur, Mar 19 - Online Program Online: https://t.co/qVQA3suYzv
Sessions are held in @secondlife & select sessions live streamed at WATCH NOW https://t.co/mPNxcN1kng or #YouTube https://t.co/QcMiB9rNne
#EdTech #DigitalLearning #AI #VR #AR #EdTech #virtualworlds

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📢 MAR 19 -> THE MAIN EVENT https://t.co/zlbFkguMbi
@VWBPE issued a challenge to the #EdTech community: “Show us high-impact strategies using #AI, #XR, & #emergingtech" & the community answered ➡️https://t.co/qVQA3suYzv #virtualedu #SecondLife #virtualworlds #distancelearning

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Bringing you a quick #VWBPE26 heads up! We actually start with the 1st IE tomorrow!
🚀 Space Tourism: Your Next Vacation
Sat, Mar 14 – 12:00PM SLT
https://t.co/r0xseMV1ig
👍Grab your swag bag & HUD at the Gateway - https://t.co/sUbI5012OQ
More info -> https://t.co/TuL16mrfKW

[Sheila Webber @sheilayoshikawa]

Webinar: Revising the ACRL IL Framework: There is a webinar on the current review of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, organised by ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC). Revising the Framework: Learn and… https://t.co/MhQh7NgtiQ #infolit